Bleaching your face: Do's and dont's to keep in mind before indulging in skin-brightening hack

Bleaching has become quite a commonplace beauty hack when it comes to giving one's skin that instant glow. However, depending on one's skin's sensitivity and tolerance, it is important to strike that right balance to avoid all that can go wrong with bleaching your face. Following a set rule of thumb in this regard.

Do's to follow while bleaching

To accrue the maximum benefits of bleaching, cleansing your face to get rid of all the grime and dirt is a must so as to allow the bleach to penetrate deep. Keeping one's hair - particularly if you have fringes - out of the way is a must to avoid accidentally bleaching your hair. Patch tests are something that people tend to skip - however, doing one may just prevent you from having a major allergic reaction on your face.

Using one's fingers to apply bleach to the face is an absolute no no - not just for the delicate skin on the fingers, but also to avoid the germs on them. Bleaching must also be restricted to the nigh time so as to allow the skin to heal from its abrasion with an overnight hydrating solution - this is also recommended from the perspective that one should avoid the sun shortly after bleaching their face.

Dont's to keep in mind while bleaching

Come what may, a metal bowl must not be used while mixing the chemical bleaching solution as the metal is sure to react with the powder. The area around the eyes, lips and nose are especially sensitive and must not be covered with bleach so as to prevent rashes. Stepping out in the sun shortly after bleaching must be avoided at all costs even with sunscreen on - as a matter of fact, let your skin just breathe for a while after bleaching.

Lastly, avoid applying bleach on active acne and wounds on the face if any.